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naphthoate

naphthoate noun: any salt or ester of naphthoic acid.

Noun

naphthoate (plural naphthoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of naphthoic acid.

Forms of naphthoate

pluralnaphthoates

Origin of naphthoate

From naphthoic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about naphthoate

What does naphthoate mean?
Naphthoate means any salt or ester of naphthoic acid.
What part of speech is naphthoate?
Naphthoate is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthoate?
The plural of naphthoate is naphthoates.

Words near naphthoate in the dictionary

  1. naphthides
  2. naphthinduline
  3. naphthindulines
  4. naphthionic acid
  5. naphtho-
  6. naphthoate
  7. naphthoates
  8. naphthochalcone
  9. naphthochalcones
  10. naphthodianthrone
  11. naphthodianthrones

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